Fang Yuan and the three of them played in the Teaching Workshop Division until the second watch, and Qin Zhan, who was drunk, found a beautiful lady to stay in the Teaching Workshop Division.

Fang Yuan and Jing Jie, who were very restrained in their private lives, did not stay in the teaching workshop and went home separately.

Although it was already the second watch, Xiao Yuan was still waiting for Fang Yuan to come home, opened the door for him, helped him into the house, and served him with hot water that had already been prepared to freshen up.

Fang Yuan was freshening up, but when he saw that Xiao Yuan's face was full of tears from crying, he was stunned and asked, "Xiao Yuan, what's wrong with you?" ”

The seventh sister-in-law came in with a basin of foot-washing water, and complained, "Little master, the palace has long been curfew, Xiaoyuan has been waiting for you all night, and I haven't seen you come back, and I thought you were imprisoned in the prison by the emperor, and I cried with worry." ”

"Fang Yuan, how did Your Majesty deal with it?"

Cao Huachun's figure appeared at the door of Fang Yuan's room, and it turned out that he hadn't slept either.

Fang Yuan then remembered that Cao Huachun, Xiao Yuan, and even the seventh sister-in-law were worried about his safety when he went to face the saint, but he forgot about it, and instead went to the teaching workshop to play until the second watch, and he returned with the smell of wine and fat powder, which caused them to worry all night.

Fang Yuan felt a little guilty, and hurriedly explained to the three of them, "Ah Weng, Your Majesty promoted me to the rank of Jinyi Wei Baihu, and the Qianqing Palace listened to the tune, and also ordered me to preside over the review of Tian Hongyu's case. ”

Cao Huachun said thoughtfully, "Your Majesty wants to take you as a model for the ministers, and even more so to take Tian Hongyu as a warning for the ministers." Anyone who is loyal to their duties will be rewarded, even the small Jinyi Wei General Banner is no exception. ”

Fang Yuan continued, "Anyone who dares to move south for refuge will be severely punished, even the national lord will not be an exception, this is Your Majesty's prestige and deterrence of the ministers." ”

Cao Huachun nodded, and Fang Yuan asked again, "Then according to Ah Weng's opinion, how should Tian Hongyu be handled?" ”

Cao Huachun didn't answer the rhetorical question, "Fang Yuan, do you know why His Majesty ordered you to try Tian Hongyu's case, where is the joint of this case?" ”

Fang Yuan remembered that at the beginning of Emperor Chongzhen's accession to the throne, he defeated Wei Zhongxian, who was in power all over the world, but only scavenged out a meager amount of silver, where Wei Zhongxian's money went, only the Donglin Party who was in charge of copying the house knew it.

He thought for a while and said, "The joint is in the Tian family's silver!" Your Majesty wants to loot money from the Tian family to fill the treasury, in exchange for how much silver others can scavenge, but Your Majesty actually has no bottom in his heart, so he gave me this burden. ”

Cao Huachun nodded again and again, and continued to test him, "I can see clearly, then let me ask you, how much money will you report for the money copied from the Tian family?" ”

Fang Yuan groaned and said, "If you hand in too much, not only will Tian Hong definitely die, but Tian Guifei will also be unable to get out of it, and it will also be an army of ministers, so that everyone in the ministers will be in danger, and open guns and hidden arrows will follow one after another in the future; If I turn in less, Your Majesty will not be satisfied, and will think that I am not effective in adjudicating the case, or I am enriching my own pockets, and the Donglin Party will also take the opportunity to make waves. Speaking of which, the trial of this case is really a hot potato. ”

He fiddled with the teacup on the table, dipped his chopsticks in the water, and gestured on the table, "My idea is to distribute it according to 'three-three-three-one'." left to the Tian family for 30%, which was sold to Tian Guifei and the favor of the two little princes; handed over to His Majesty thirty percent, this amount is not big or small, it can be regarded as an explanation to His Majesty, and it can also give a hint to the ministers that we are not a person who is desperate to kill; I keep 30% for myself, and I am also in urgent need of money now; The remaining one percent is used to deal with the Jinyi Guards who handle the relevant cases, as well as the father-in-law of the celebrant supervisor, and the relationship between the Jinyi Guard, this time I am too strong in the limelight, and it is necessary to show favor appropriately. ”

Cao Huachun showed a touch of heartfelt appreciation on his face, and sighed, "Fang Yuan, after this case, you have finally grown up, and you no longer blindly rely on blood to do things. This 'three-three-three-one' distribution method is good, all-encompassing, and the relationship between all parties has been weighed very thoroughly, which is very good. ”

Since Cao Huachun praised it, Fang Yuan already knew it, and hurriedly said, "It's still Ah Weng who teaches well, if there is no Ah Weng, there will never be our original today." ”

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Two days later, Fang Yuan got the confession written by Zhang Xingcheng in the edict prison, and the confession clearly wrote that Tian Hongyu had colluded with Jinyiwei in private, and the next step was to settle accounts with Tian Hongyu.

Fang Yuan came to Tian Hongyu's mansion with a hundred brocade guards, and the male servants and maids of Tianfu were so frightened that they hid in Tibet.

Tian Hongyu had already gotten the news, and he neither hid nor hid, but sat on the observation tower where he chatted with Fang Yuan that day, pouring himself a drink.

Fang Yuan ordered Jinyi Wei to go to search the Tian family's belongings, and he took Qin Zhan and ten Jinyi Guards to the viewing tower.

He ordered Qin Zhan to wait downstairs under the viewing hall, so he took the DV machine and went upstairs alone.

Tian Hong saw him arrive, smiled at him and said, "Fang Yuan, I've been waiting for you for a long time, and even the tea has been prepared for you." ”

Fang Yuan raised his eyes and saw that there was indeed a cup of tea on the table, which was still steaming, and it was obviously just warm.

When the catastrophe came, Tian Hongyu really had a bit of the elegance of his relatives, and he didn't see a trace of panic.

Tian Hongyu held the teacup to him and said leisurely, "Fang Baihu, don't you dare to drink?" ”

Fang Yuan didn't believe that he dared to poison the tea at this juncture, so he also sat opposite him, raised the teacup, and drank it in one gulp, "Tian Guozhang, you should know why I came here today." ”

Tian Hongyu took a sip of tea, and said, "I'm just curious, why did Your Majesty suddenly turn to believe in you, can you explain your confusion to me?" ”

Fang Yuan took out the DV machine and clicked on the candid video.

Tian Hongyu listened to the conversation between the two on the DV machine, and gradually, the expression on his face gradually turned from the initial shock to calm.

After the video was played, Tian Hongyu sighed and said, "Actually, I should have thought that since you have a divine bird, you may also have other magic arts, it's really a hundred secrets, and the boat overturned in the gutter!" ”

Since he understood the DV machine as a demonic technique, Fang Yuan didn't bother to explain it, and said in a deep voice, "Tian Guozhang, you are doing your own tricks. ”

Tian Hongyu closed his eyes slightly, nodded and said, "My daughter, the prince, will be fine!" The collusion with the Donglin Party this time really has nothing to do with them, and they have no idea. ”

At the last moment, he was still concerned about the safety of his daughter and grandson, this Tian Hongyu at least had a good conscience, Fang Yuan also raised the teacup and toasted him, "Tian Guozhang, you are really wrong this time, even if the capital is lost, the Donglin Party in Jiangnan wants to establish a new monarch, if they recognize the orthodox status of His Majesty's lineage, it should be the current crown prince Zhu Cihong; If they do not recognize the legitimacy of His Majesty's lineage, they will look for another prince of the Ming Dynasty, and they will not be able to fall into the hands of the two little princes. ”

His words hit Tian Hongyu's vital point, Tian Hongyu solemnly drank a drink with him, and sighed, "Fang Yuan, you still see it thoroughly!" Until this time, I figured out that these Donglin Party were going up to the house to draw ladders, and they were all beasts. It's just that my daughter and I are gone, and the two little princes are lonely and have no one to take care of. ”

Fang Yuan knew that he was able to successfully defeat Tian Hongyu this time because Tian Hongyu belonged to the forces of the inner court and did not touch the interests of the Donglin Party, so the ministers of the Donglin Party turned a blind eye, and even gloated about the drama.

Tian Hongyu, who wanted to take refuge in the Donglin Party, was abandoned by the Donglin Party and thrown away.

Fang Yuan Zhengrong said, "Don't worry about this, Tian Guozhang has promised that the concubine will take good care of the two little princes." ”

Tian Hongyu's face finally showed a touch of relief, looked at Fang Yuan and said, "Fang Baihu, can I save my life this time?" ”

"It's still the same old saying, this time I will leave thirty percent of the family's wealth to the Tian family, plus the previous five thousand taels of gold, a few manors, thousands of acres of fertile land is enough for the country, and the Tian family will spend the rest of their lives safely in the south of the Yangtze River."

Fang Yuan's words had bluntly told him that most of the Tian family's wealth would be confiscated, and Tian Hongyu would be expelled from Jiangnan and never be hired again.

Tian Hongyu was able to win such an ending, which was very unexpected, but he didn't expect Fang Yuan to let him go at the last moment, and said with a deep sigh, "Thank you Fang Baihu's subordinates for their mercy, Tian once wanted to kill Fang Baihu, but Fang Baihu repaid his grievances with virtue, and Tian was grateful." ”

Fang Yuan stared straight at Tian Hongyu with his eyes, and said slowly, "I'm not repaying my grievances with virtue, but for the sake of Tian Guifei and the two little princes." ”

Tian Hongyu trembled slightly, opened his eyes and looked at Fang Yuan, toasted him again with a cup of tea, and closed it again, "Okay, Fang Yuan, the two little princes have you to take care of, and my daughter and I are also relieved." ”

Fang Yuan had finished talking to him, so he got up and said, "The noble concubine Niangniang hopes that before the princess leaves the capital, he will go to Yonghe Palace to meet again." ”

Tian Hongyu was noncommittal, and resumed his previous state of pouring himself a drink, and did not speak again.

Fang Yuan said goodbye to him and turned around and went down the observation tower.

A touch of the setting sun is scattered in the magnificent Tianfu, reflecting the last splendor of this once prominent mansion of the state.